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Carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Suffers Fire at Norfolk Naval Shipyard

April 16, 2026 10:41 AM

Aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) suffered a fire this week while undergoing a maintenance availability at Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Va., USNI News has learned.…

Surface Forces·U.S. Marine Corps·U.S. Navy

U.S. Strikes Third Suspected Narco Boat in Three Days, Three Killed

April 16, 2026 9:26 AM

U.S. Military Strikes 4th Suspected Drug Boat in Eastern Pacific in 5 Days

U.S. forces with Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a fourth strike…

Navy Must Do More to Protect SWCC Crews from Shock Trauma, IG Finds

Naval Special Warfare Command is not doing enough to protect special warfare…

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Aviation·News & Analysis·Surface Forces·U.S. Navy

Carrier USS George H.W. Bush Operating off Southern Africa as Iranian Blockade Begins

Aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) is operating off the coast of Namibia, as it sails around the African continent and is set…

Iran·News & Analysis·Surface Forces·U.S. Marine Corps·U.S. Navy

Strait of Hormuz Traffic Down As U.S. Blockade Appears to Deter Some Ships

There are at least seven ships that initially reversed course in the Persian and Oman gulfs after the U.S. announced a blockade of Iran’s…

Foreign Forces·Iran·News & Analysis·Surface Forces·U.S. Navy

UPDATED: Two U.S. Warships Sail Through Strait of Hormuz to Establish New Route for Merchant Ships

This post has been updated with additional information on the transit and the announcement of a U.S. blockade of Iranian merchant ships. Two Navy…

Fleet Tracker·Foreign Forces·Iran·News & Analysis·Surface Forces·U.S. Coast Guard·U.S. Marine Corps·U.S. Navy

USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: April 13, 2026

These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of April 13,…